Perhaps a better example is a mailing list. This is not public, it is
'owned' by Shawn. If Shawn declared we could no longer discuss the OM-2SP,
he would be fully within his rights to ban anyone he chooses that mentions
the 2SP. For that matter, he can ban random people just for the fun of it,
or if they use to many 'e's.
Tom
<snip>
> It's sorta like the internet. Many folks rant all the time about "free
> speech" on the internet being the justification for them to do what they
> please, yet there is NO basic expectation of free speech, at least as US
law
> applies, as the various ISPs are NOT government agencies. Constitutional
> protections don't ever even kick in, for the most part. This is obviously
> oversimplified, but the gist is pretty accurate.
>
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